If obesity is seen not just as a personal struggle but a disease of public health concern, we can look for systemic solutions, says Novi Health’s Kyle Tan on World Obesity Day (Mar 4). SINGAPORE: For 52-year-old Michael*, food noise was a reality. No matter how much he ate, he never did experience the sensation of fullness. Diet after diet failed – not for a lack of discipline but because the hunger never truly subsided. Obesity has been seen as a simple problem of willpower, diet, and exercise